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Hereward College Further Education Commissioner assessment summary Hereward College November 2016 Contents Assessment 3 Background 3 Assessment Methodology 4 Safe Guarding and the Prevent Duty 4 The Role and Composition of the Board of Governors 6 The Senior Leadership Team 6 College Culture and Communications 7 Curriculum and the College Offer 8 Quality and Outcomes 8 Student Perceptions 9 The Financial Position 10 The Area Review Process 10 Recommendations 11 2 Assessment Background Hereward College of Further Education is a small further education college (GFE) located in Coventry in the West Midlands. The College has a specialist remit to offer provision for young people with high needs/disabilities but is not a specialist designated institution (SPI) . At the time of the intervention assessment the College had 23 residential students and day provision for 255 students. A large proportion of the students are drawn from Coventry and Warwickshire. Student numbers at Hereward College have remained relatively stable with 277 students in 2012/13, 262 in 2015/16 and an allocation of 267 in 2016/17. There has been a change in the mix of students, with increased numbers of students being recruited who have extremely challenging behaviour. Currently the College caters for a very diverse range of complex needs which presents challenges for the staff, managers and leadership. The College makes provision for courses from pre-entry to level 3 and provides specialist facilities and support staff in order to cater for students with a wide spectrum of types and complexity of disability and additional needs. Training is also offered for 16 apprentices by Hereward Training which is based at the College. There are five GFE colleges within a 15 mile radius of Hereward College: Coventry College (4m) and Henley College (7m) which intend to merge by August 2017, Warwickshire College (10m), North Warwickshire and Hinckley College (14m) and Solihull College (14m). All five colleges offer provision for students with high needs. The most recent Ofsted inspection of Hereward College was in October 2016 and the grade for overall effectiveness was inadequate. The primary reason for the inadequate judgement was that the arrangements for safeguarding students were ineffective. At the previous inspection in January 2015 the College was judged to be ‘Good’. Following notification by the Skills Funding Agency that Hereward College had been graded as inadequate by Ofsted during the inspection held on 4th-7th October 2016, the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills requested that the FE Commissioner assess the position of the College in line with the government’s intervention policy set out in Rigour and Responsiveness in Skills (2013). Because the inadequate judgement related to ineffective safeguarding arrangements, the Commissioner decided to undertake the intervention visit immediately, and prior to the publication of the Ofsted report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also undertook an unannounced inspection of the residential provision at the College on 19 October 2016. CQC have not yet reached a judgement or grading because the inspection findings will be assessed by a senior manager before the grading is finalised. The SFA have, to date, received no formal feedback but understand that no immediate safeguarding dangers were identified of a 3 significant enough nature to warrant a serious intervention by CQC. A confirmed outcome judgement from the CQC inspection is expected by 25 November 2016. The FE Commissioner’s report is intended to advise the Minister and the Chief Executive of the funding agencies on; a. The capacity and capability of the College’s leadership and governance to secure rapid and sustained quality improvements for learners within an acceptable timetable b. Any actions that should be taken to deliver sustained quality improvements within an agreed timetable (considering the range of interventions set out in Rigour and Responsiveness in Skills) c. How and when progress should be monitored and reviewed taking into account the Agency’s regular monitoring arrangements Assessment Methodology The FE Commissioner, supported by two FE Advisers, carried out an assessment during the period 2nd – 3rd November 2016. They received, in advance, briefing information provided by the Skills Funding Agency and the Education Funding Agency and reviewed a wide range of College documentation. They interviewed board members, college managers and staff, as well as representatives of the SFA, EFA, learners and the trade unions. Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty Over the past three years there have been a number of reported, alleged incidences of serious safeguarding matters in the College’s day and residential provision. Because of the level and number of incidences reported several commissioning and monitoring agencies and individuals expressed concern about the way in which the College was responding to investigations and the College’s processes for reporting and managing safeguarding across both the day and residential provision. These concerns triggered the Ofsted inspection which took place in October 2016. Ofsted judged that: The arrangements for safeguarding are ineffective; governors, leaders and managers have not ensured that the College meets its responsibilities in relation to ‘Working together to safeguard children’ and ‘Keeping children safe in education’; and also that Governors, leaders and managers have failed to comply with the ‘Prevent’ duty. Because of the nature of the Ofsted concerns which led to these inadequate judgements, an initial visit from a member of the FE Commissioner’s team took place on the 12th October. In addition, due to the concerns surrounding the Ofsted judgement the College has confirmed in writing to the SFA its willingness to take forward four urgent actions, namely: • to secure an interim Principal with appropriate High Needs Students expertise as soon as possible and preferably by Monday 24th October; 4 Status at time of intervention visit: Interviews scheduled for the 5th November 2016 and if a suitable candidate is identified a recommendation for appointment will be taken to the Board meeting on 10th November 2016 • to secure a trained and experienced safeguarding lead as soon as possible and preferably by next Monday 24th October; Status at time of intervention visit: The vice Principal: Student Independence and Development has been identified as the Safeguarding lead for the College and has completed two days of formal training • to increase the capability of the existing Governing Body as soon as possible through the addition of someone with a Level 7 safeguarding qualification; Status at time of intervention visit: The process to identify a specialist advisor to the Board for Safeguarding was in progress. • that the College should write to the parents/carers of the children and students at the college informing them of the situation by the half term week. Status at time of intervention visit: Action completed In addition to the actions detailed above the College has: • Revised its Safeguarding Policies and created new separate policies to cover i. Safeguarding and Child Protection. ii. Safeguarding and Adult Protection. • Updated policies approved by the Board 08/12/16 • Created a new role of Safeguarding manager which has been externally advertised (31/10/16) • Met with Coventry Local Authority to determine a new risk-based admissions process which will require the full passing on of relevant information by the commissioning authority to the College, thereby ensuring that the college is fully aware, in advance of entry, of the risks and specialist requirements presented by individual students • Ensured that all Governors have completed the on-line Prevent training (completed on the 24/10/16) • Arranged for the West Midlands FE Prevent lead to attend the College to address the awareness training of students (scheduled for 25/11/16) • Delivered a whole staff training and awareness day on safeguarding and the Prevent duty which was held on 21/10/16 • Commissioned an external consultant to review policies and increase the visibility and awareness of safeguarding across the College. • Commissioned Grapevine to deliver training on safe relationships and sexuality which was delivered on 25/10/16 5 The Role and Compostion of the Board of Governors The Board consists of 15 members: 10 independent members plus the Principal, 2 staff members and 2 student members. At the time of the intervention visit there were 4 vacancies. The Board operates the “Carver type” model of governance with nine meetings scheduled for the year. A Quality and Standards Committee was reintroduced in October 2012 to give governors a more detailed focus on quality performance. There are further formal committees for Remuneration, Audit and Search and Governance The current Chair of the Corporation is Vice Principal, Resources at a large FE College out of area. He has been involved with Hereward College since 1992 and has been Chair since 2013. He lives and works a long distance from the College and has decided that given the commitment that will be required from the Board for the College to move forward he will stand down from his position as Chair at the Board meeting scheduled for the 10th November. At the time of the intervention visit a suitable replacement had not been identified. The Chair considers that the Board will benefit from a change of leadership to drive the required improvements. The Vice Chair and other independent members are aware of the changes that need to be made and will provide a solid core for the required, strengthened Board membership. They recognise the need to challenge the senior leadership to move at a pace that will affect swift improvements. The Clerk to the Board has been employed by the College in excess of 10 years and works full time, term time only. As a senior post holder, she is well qualified for the role and has a legal background. The College must understand that the role of the Clerk is essential to the proper operation of the Board.
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